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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Over 100 visitors have joined us on site tours with thousands more visiting our finds & engagement team in their tent near the Castle. We're all having a day off today, ready to start Week 3 tomorrow - wish us luck! #Bodiam100 #outinthefield #archaeology www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex...

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Archaeology at Bodiam Castle

Discover the remnants of the past at Bodiam Castle through the work of recent archaeology digs.

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

During Week 2, the team has worked across the site, in very challenging conditions, to start to expose the archaeological deposits in the area of the Roman settlement & in the Castle parkland. #Bodiam100 #outinthefield #archaeology🏺 📷 @nathaliecohen.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Towards the end of Week 1, our first three trenches were opened by machine by our rangers in Freren Mead south of the river & in the Balloon Field. Our induction day was attended by over 100 volunteers! #Bodiam100 #outinthefield #archaeology🏺 📷 @nathaliecohen.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk Trust

Excavation by machine underway in Freren Mead field with a group of archaeologists observing and Bodiam Castle visible in the background

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Our first two weeks on site at #Bodiam in East Sussex have flown by! During Week 1, we worked in the Primary School Playing Field, in Dokes Field north of the castle, to explore & recover finds with the community. #Bodiam100 #outinthefield #archaeology 🏺 @nationaltrust.org.uk 📷Laurence Perry

A child using a metal detector with a view of the fields in the background

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

New cover photo for August - we're #OutInTheField at Bodiam Castle for the final season of the #Bodiam100 project! www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex...

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Excited to share our events programme for #Bodiam100! We have a range of walks & activities including #graffiti & dig tours, opportunities to visit our finds tent & *new* for 2026 - a veteran tree tour, a display of Thames artefacts & pilgrim badge making. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex...

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

#OnThisDay we are celebrating 100 years of caring for Coldrum Long Barrow, given to @nationaltrust.org.uk in memory of Benjamin Harrison, who lived & worked in the area. Working with Historic England we have removed the fence - please do explore the site. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/kent/c...

A view of the Neolithic tomb at Coldrum in Trottiscliffe in Kent, with the fence removed

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

We have a great new article to share this morning - all about discoveries at Stoneacre in Kent from metal detecting & graffiti survey by MJC-Associates, with grateful thanks to @kentarchsoc.bsky.social & William & Edith Oldham Charitable Trust: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/kent/s... #FindsFriday

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Archaeology at Stoneacre | Kent

Discover Stoneacre’s archaeology in Kent, including a mid-late saxon pin and a medieval buckle, revealing the lives of past inhabitants and early settlement.

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

We are very grateful to have received funding to support the project this year from the @royalarchinst.bsky.social, @antiquaries.bsky.social, the Roman Society and the Roman Research Trust. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex... #SussexDay

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Archaeology at Bodiam Castle

Discover the remnants of the past at Bodiam Castle through the work of recent archaeology digs.

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

We're so excited to be returning to beautiful #BodiamCastle in August for our final season of #Bodiam100. Working with Archaeology SouthEast & @uclarchaeology.bsky.socialwe're planning to further explore the evidence for #Roman activity south of the River Rother & the #medieval landscape & castle.

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Celebrating #JewishCultureMonth: Jewish heritage is very much part of the fabric of @nationaltrust.org.uk 🧵 Back to Backs in #Birmingham was home to Lawrence Levy who moved to Birmingham in 1851. Lawrence was a watchmaker & it is likely that he used part of his home as a workshop.

Interior view of First Floor Bedroom of the Levy Family House, Birmingham Back to Backs ©National Trust Images/Paul Harris

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

For #FindsFriday, the early 5th century glass goblet found during Victorian excavations at Highdown Hill early medieval cemetery, in East Sussex. It features a Greek inscription & a hunting scene & was most likely made in Alexandria, Egypt archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/ar... #MedievalMarch

A decorative glass goblet or vase, in pale green glass. It is inscribed with a hunting scene and is shown on display at Worthing Museum

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Sharing this beautiful image of one of the doors to a now-ruined corner tower at the Old Castle, at #Scotney in #Kent to brighten your Thursday morning! #MedievalMarch #AdoorableThursday #Picturesque @nationaltrust.org.uk

A section of ruined masonry amidst a garden bed with purple and orange flowers

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Today we're sharing this delightful detail of a Saintonge polychrome jug, which was found at a medieval tenement site in #Winchelsea, E Sussex. This type of ceramic was imported from SW France during the late 13th-early 14th centuries & is associated with wine trading. #MedievalMarch #FindsFriday 🏺

Detail of a pale clay medieval jug, decorated with a green bird and a heraldic shield

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Royal Archaeological Institute @royalarchinst.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐬, 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐚𝐭 𝟓 𝐩𝐦 Dr Tony Wilmott will be presenting our next lecture on 'A small town on Hadrian's Wall? - the extramural settlement and bathhouse at Birdoswald’. At Burlington House and on youtu.be/a87uR2-M3Go Non-members are welcome - just contact us to join the guest list.

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A small town on Hadrian's Wall? I Dr Tony Wilmott

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Royal Archaeological Institute @royalarchinst.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

We’ve had a wonderful day at the ArchaeoFair - thank you to everyone who came to chat to us! Looking forward to the Awards Ceremony coming up shortly! #CALive26

Two people sat behind a table for the Royal Archaeological Institute with books, leaflets, archaeological finds and the all important chocolate brownies on the table

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

This morning we're sharing this stunning aerial view of #FrogFirle in the flooded Cuckmere Valley, in E Sussex. The earthworks of the medieval settlement have recently been investigated as part of #ChangingChalk - find out more: heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/HBSMR/MonRec... 📷Ian in London

An aerial view of a flooded river valley with rolling green downland above the floodwaters. The surviving earthworks of the medieval settlement can be clearly seen in this image, on the spur of land on the right of the photo.

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Today's #FavouriteSite comes from @nathaliecohen.bsky.social (Archaeologist in London & the SE):🧵 "During a previous role with the Thames Discovery Programme) I was lucky enough work often on the foreshore in Chelsea - a favourite site! There are the remains of 2 early medieval fish traps here: 🐟

A group of archaeologists recording the remains of an early medieval fish trap on the Thames foreshore. The tide is low and there are a number of upright timbers visible at the waterline

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Royal Archaeological Institute @royalarchinst.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

We’re looking forward to attending Current Archaeology Live! in London on 28th February and proud to announce that we are sponsoring the Book of the Year Award. Come and see us at the ArchaeoFair! archaeology.co.uk/live @currentarchaeology.bsky.social @uclarchaeology.bsky.social

A group of people standing around a table talking about the Royal Archaeological Institute

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Royal Archaeological Institute @royalarchinst.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Would you like to curate a lecture series? Could you support the work of our society? Would you like to attend field visits? Are you retired or working PT? If so, the role of Honorary Secretary might be right for you! The role is voluntary but expenses are paid. www.royalarchinst.org/news/2026/vo...

View of the Crypt at Canterbury Cathedral

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Our team has been at Attingham - our first full team meeting since 2024. Workshops included sessions on GIS, significance, industrial heritage & research projects. Some braved the weather to explore the estate, while others opted for the 'indoor' tour! @midsandeastnt.bsky.social #archaeology #team

Entrence from the park into the stables at Attingham. A decorated iron gate arch framed with stone and brickwork looks out over paths, fences and green parkland

A group of people in a room sat around a u-shaped table. A presenter is standing at the front of the room with a screen showing images beside them

A group of people wearing weatherproof clothing standing in a green field with trees behind them. It is raining quite a bit but they look happy

Four people taking a selfie in a large mirror. The room is highly decorated with columns and panelling with a pale blue paint scheme with embellishments in gold. There is a large chandelier hanging above them. They look happy.

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

A look back on the dig at #Bodiam during August 2025: our team of over 140 volunteers found evidence for #Roman & #medieval activity across the landscape. Our final season of excavations at the site is this summer - watch this space! #Bodiam100 @nationaltrust.org.uk 🏺 📷Alfie Lindsay & Jane Sidell

An archaeologist surveying using a dumpy level

An archaeologist bringing a wheelbarrow down a ramp after emptying soil onto the spoil heap.

An archaeologist in a trench holding a trowel and smiling. The boots of another archaeologist digging behind them are visible in the picture

Two archaeologists in a trench under a canopy for shade. They are both holding mattocks for digging and are smiling happily

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Royal Archaeological Institute @royalarchinst.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐀𝐍𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐚𝐭 𝟓 𝐩𝐦 Dr Jim Leary and Dr Elaine Jamieson will be presenting our next lecture on ‘Life on the lake: The prehistory and history of Skipsea, Holderness’. At Burlington House and on youtu.be/dTxePLmT25I

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Life on the lake: The prehistory & history of Skipsea, Holderness Dr Jim Leary & Dr Elaine Jamieson

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

#DiggingforBritain returns on 7th January with a new 6-part series on BBC Two with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social, and includes two @nationaltrust.org.uk properties: 4th February - Woolsthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire 5th February - St Michael's Mount, Cornwall. Tune in to find out more!

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Our very own Jim Parry (archaeologist covering South Devon and Cornwall) has appeared in a national roundup of archaeological discoveries!

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Old loo and evidence of murder among archaeological finds of 2025

Other finds include a Bronze Age coffin and human remains thought to belong to shipwreck victims.

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Royal Archaeological Institute @royalarchinst.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎨 The Royal Archaeological Institute visit to Lincoln Cathedral, 1880

A historic engraving of Lincoln Cathedral, viewed from the west with groups of people standing around the building

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Nathalie Cohen @nathaliecohen.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Just been whamageddoned twice in the space of 10 minutes

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Cover to Cover: Christmas at Scotney in Kent Each room of the Victorian Mansion has been transformed with decorations inspired by books from Scotney's collection. From Alice in Wonderland to A Christmas Carol there's enchantment around every corner 🎄 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/kent/s...

The Entrance Hall at Scotney Castle Mansion decorated with an illuminated Christmas tree and candles on the mantlepiece above the fireplace

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

For #Hanukkah, we're visiting 1 Home Farm Drive, part of the Upton House estate. A former farm outbuilding, it was converted in the 1930s by the owners of the estate, the Bearsteds, for their family Rabbi to live in. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/holidays/oxf... Chag Sameach 🕎 #JewishCountryHouses

A honey coloured stone building with green doors and surrounded by grass, hedges and trees.

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Nathalie Cohen @nathaliecohen.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Very much looking forward to next week’s @royalarchinst.bsky.social lecture @antiquaries.bsky.social by Dr Al Oswald - ALL WELCOME! #Neolithic

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

NEW Toolkit: working with experts across a number of different institutions & with support from the Royal Historical Society, we're delighted to share this FREE resource for anyone interested in or involved with the conservation & interpretation of ruins. heyzine.com/flip-book/77... #ruins 🏰

A view of the ruined castle at Scotney in Kent showing the bridge across to the main castle island, in a snow covered winter setting

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

*NEWS* from #Chartwell for Sir Winston Churchill’s 151st birthday! To introduce this post is a painting by #Churchill showing the landscape & house that were so close to his heart. 🧑‍🎨C286 "A View of Chartwell", by Winston S. Churchill, c.1938, © Churchill Heritage Ltd. 🧵 @nationaltrust.org.uk

A painting showing a view of the house and landscape at Chartwell in Kent. The red brick house is shown to the right of the image at the top of the hill with trees surrounding it. The Lakes and Swimming Pool are in the left-centre of the image at the botom of green lawns.
Reproduced with permission of Curtis Brown, London on behalf of Churchill Heritage Ltd

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Cat Lodge @catlodge.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

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Nathalie Cohen @nathaliecohen.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Last month a small group was granted permission by the Port of London Authority to undertake a walkover survey of the #TowerBeach: the team was interested to examine the remains of structures recorded during the 1990s-2010s & to collect any significant artefacts found on the foreshore surface. 🏰🏺🧵

A group of people standing on the Thames foreshore in front of Traitors’ Gate at the Tower of London

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Royal Archaeological Institute @royalarchinst.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

We had a great day in Canterbury yesterday for our Autumn Meeting! Many thanks to our Meetings Secretaries for arranging a fabulous programme, and to our guides at St Martin’s Church, St Augustine’s Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral.

A group of people standing in front of the ruins at St Augustine’s Abbey with Canterbury Cathedral visible in the background

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Can you believe it - it's 8 years since we set up our Facebook & 4 years since we started on Instagram! A huge THANK YOU to all our followers on both channels (nearly 17,000 of you on Facebook & 8,000 on Instagram) & also to the 4,000+ of you who are following us here. ✍️ Tom Gauld / New Scientist

Cartoon by Tom Gauld showing different methods of presenting your findings: an article in a peer reviewed journal, a popular science bestseller, engraved on the walls of a secret chamber, a transmission beamed to our alien overlords, a Broadway musical, whispered into a hole in an enchanted oak, an internet meme involving cats

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Knole Revealed: Archaeology & discovery at a great country house by National Trust Archaeologist Nathalie Cohen and Curator Frances Parton describe discoveries made in this former archbishop's palace, and in the garden and park during the “Inspired By Knole” conservation project.

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

This month we’re sharing different ways in which you can learn more about the archaeology at the places in the care of @nationaltrust.org.uk. As the colder, darker nights set in it can be nice to curl up with a good book, so here are some recent publications you might find interesting. 📚🧵

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Did you know there's a website dedicated to helping you discover more about the archaeology and heritage cared for by @nationaltrust.org.uk? NT Heritage Records Online has been developed to promote, and provide access to, the National Trust’s archaeological and historic building database. 🧵

The Heritage Records Online website homepage with a range of pictures of historic sites and options to learn more

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Dr Amara Thornton @amalexathorn.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Aymer's wife Lucy is in our @beyondnotables.bsky.social database beyond-notability.wikibase.cloud/wiki/Item:Q3...

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Making sure you're not a bot!

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Royal Archaeological Institute @royalarchinst.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Aymer Vallance, the owner of Stoneacre, was an active member of the RAI during the late 19th - early 20th centuries:

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

The fireplace is ornately decorated & covered in 15th- 16th century text. Throughout the rest of the house are examples of ritual protective marks, such as compass-drawn designs & taper burns 🔥 A huge thank you to @kentarchsoc & the William & Edith Oldham Charitable Trust for funding the survey.

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Vallance actively 'collected' both structural elements & interiors to add to the house - one of these was the fireplace in the Great Hall. The fireplace is recorded to have originally been located at the George, an inn or hotel at 31 High Street Sittingbourne.

Graffiti surveyor at work recording the fireplace in the Great Hall

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

We're delighted to be working with MJC-Associates to record the graffiti & inscriptions at Stoneacre. The house is a medieval timber-framed building, with many later alterations to the fabric, including those undertaken by Aymer Vallance, who presented the house to the National Trust in 1928.

The timberframed house at Stoneacre surrounded by autumn foliage

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

We've partnered with Essex Place Services to offer a practical, 3-day building recording course in May 2026 at Knole, focusing on the Garden Wall to create a stone-by-stone record. The course includes a tour of Lord Sackville's Private Garden: www.placeservices.co.uk/conservation... #CPD #Training

Aerial view of the mansion and parkland at Knole in Sevenoaks Kent

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Nathalie Cohen @nathaliecohen.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

I like to think @classicfm.com is playing the Indiana Jones theme tune regularly to inspire my afternoon email marathons - many thanks!

Warehouse scene from Indiana Jones (Raiders of the Lost Ark)

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Nathalie Cohen @nathaliecohen.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Sissinghurst: Delos Garden, the well and the Priest’s House 🍂 @nationaltrust.org.uk @nattrustarch.bsky.social

A large stone lined well is in the foreground, surrounded by paving slabs and garden planting. In the background of the image is the Priests House, a late 16th century brick building.

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

We're excited to be working with Wealden Archaeology Group at Scotney Castle! During October, the team has been undertaking GPR survey to learn more about the lost buildings depicted on 18th-early 19th century plans, to the west of the Old Castle. heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/HBSMR/MonRec...

Surveyor with ground penetrating radar machine and Scotney old castle in the background

Early 19th century redrawn plan of the buildings at Scotney Castle (copied from an 18th century survey)

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